I'm Forever Blowing Thought Bubbles... (thank you, Lawrence Welk)

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Nisargadatta , Lewis Burgess <lbb10@c...> wrote:

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> --- fmraerdy <mybox234@b...> wrote:

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> >

> > All the little cartoon characters know their lines - perfectly.

Each

> > goes through his little daily dance, interacting with all the

other

> > cartoon characters in their assigned strip, in perfectly

> > " law-conformable " ways, those laws being, " The Laws of Cartoon

> > Worlds " .

> >

> > These little characters display their wares for all and everyone,

> > each with the apparent built-in confidence which accompanies their

> > actions, as to give the world within each frame the impression

that

> > they each know what they are talking about - even before they say

it,

> > though, as the " Laws " know, they don't, they couldn't, they're

just

> > cartoon characters.

> >

> > These little characters behave and talk as though they

comprehend, in

> > advance, not only the frame in which are presently being

presented to

> > the observer for whom the strip was originally produced, but each

of

> > the succeeding frames - as if they can predict the future. They

> > appear to be able to pierce the fourth wall, between frames, and

know

> > what's going to happen next, and some of them even say they do -

but,

> > of course, as the " Laws " know, they don't, they couldn't, they're

> > just cartoon characters.

> >

> > You don't author the cartoon strip in which you seem to " find

> > yourself " , and you don't know what's going on in the frames next

in

> > line, even though you say you do, as the " Laws " know, you don't,

you

> > couldn't, you're just cartoon characters, in a cartoon strip which

> > though it is distributed worldwide, it is being received by an

> > exceedingly small, small audience.

> >

> > The next time a little thought bubble appears over your head, and

you

> > read it, and believe it - as per usual, as you were " made to do " -

> > try to remember it's just a thought bubble, and you didn't write

it,

> > and you don't know how the story is even unfolding let alone how

it's

> > going to end - beyond the high probability that your cartoon

> > character will be cancelled, most likely for low ratings.

>

>

> Dear fmraerdy,

>

> Here are the cartoon characters of late and in alphabetical order:

>

> adithya_comming

> al

> Anna

> Charlie

> Dan

> fuzzie_wuz

> hemantbhai100

> Ken

> misterenlightenment

> Murali

> Lewis

> Pete

> Sam

> Toombaru

> Werner

>

> None of the above can distinctly explain how a single thought is

formed

> from its origin to expression or how a single coherent sentence is

> comes to be spoken or written. It can be done that is clear and in

many

> ways as it is done on this list. This being so, none can neither see

> clearly the web spun nor its relation to all other webs spun or

> precisely know the webs spun by others. All are in the dark, yet

are in

> " a light " in this cartoon strip.

>

> This is already known by all is it not? If it is believed that it is

> not known, how do you know that all are ignorant of their complete

> ignorance? Do you assume it because of your knowledge of the " The

Laws

> of Cartoon Worlds " or because you know it directly? That all are

> deluded but sincere pretenders? Is is because what is read sounds

like

> babbling or looks like scribbling?

>

> Is not babbling, scribbling, dribbling, etc. of all sorts what we

do as

> it is without trying? Is this not the natural state of human beings?

>

> Is there angst about this? What shall be done?

>

> Lewis>>

 

" Is there angst about this? "

 

None whatsoever.

 

" What shall be done? "

 

Ya pays ya money, and ya takes yer choice.

 

For some odd reason, the " What shall be done? " question reminds me of

a very old New Yorker cartoon, circa the 1920s.

 

A " high society " setting, in which a hot young flapper is coming on

to one of those big ol' fat cats, the likes of which you can see in

the original Monopoly game, i.e., spats, cigarette holder, tuxedo,

etc. etc.

 

I can't think of the exact quote, dammit!, but the guy is thinking to

himself as he looks down as the spagetti-strapped flapped one plays

with his lapel, " This is going to undermine society " or somesuch

sentiment.

 

What shall be done indeed?

 

How to save the nation and ourselves?

 

I hope the this cartoon character doesn't get cancelled anytime soon.

 

I got some more scribbling and dribbling and babbling to do.

 

" Don't take my thought bubble. Please! " (Henny Youngman)

 

Mr. dribblE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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